Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 30.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$5.13
€4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$1.49
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$6.03
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$39.66
€38.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$27,865.84
€26,717.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$11.49
€11.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$33.52
€32.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$942.82
€903.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$774.26
€742.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$192.52
€184.58
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$485.78
€465.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.32
€2.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$46.17
€44.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$88.79
€85.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$42.55
€40.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$103.31
€99.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$127.18
€121.94
|
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